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June Update: PlayStation 6 and PlayStation Portable future visions

 The recent PlayStation video about the "simulated" technology in development, discussed between AMD and Sony engineers that will power the PlayStation 6 was interesting from a geek point of view. But from a gameplay perspective, there is - IMO - no need for a PlayStation 6 for another few years. Especially with the limp Xbox is-it-isn't-it launch .  June 2026 Update : The latest snippet of gossip for Sony's next-gen systems is a modular/external drive that will connect to both devices. Allowing installation on the portable of physical games, and reducing the cost of the PS6 by making the Blu-ray an accessory (like the PS5 Slim).  I prefer the idea of a dedicated dock on the PS6 that connects the next Portable to your entire PSN library, and they'd better make it work as an extra controller, but I'm sure there are practical benefits to the extra drive.   That should also boost sales of PS4 and PS5 physical games, especially on the second-hand market, as folk...

PSP Still Killing It in Japan

Its a good job Dragon Quest Monsters is doing such a good job on the DS, otherwise the games charts in Japan would look rather lop-sided. In a rather quiet week for sales, as most of Japan is on holiday, the other four spots in the top five are all PSP games.

1. Dragon Quest Monsters (NDS) 43,886 sales
2. Patapon 3 (PSP) 21,546
3. Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (PSP) 20,090
4. Final Promise Story (PSP) 18,185
5. 2nd Super Robot Wars (PSP) 13,670

You can see the full chart over at Andriasang, with three other PSP games in the top 20.

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